Admissions

The admission of boys to Winchester at age thirteen is largely in the hands of Housemasters. When a boy is eight years old his name can be registered for entry into the School as a prospective member of a particular boarding House.

Community

Although the School is immediately outside the mediaeval city walls of Winchester near to Kingsgate, it has always been a part of the wider community and this is nowhere more evident than in its current geography.

Education

A Winchester education is unique. Our pupils enjoy good teaching and our teachers enjoy the liveliness of bright pupils. Success in examinations is one consequence of this, but we think it more important to encourage boys to love learning.

Libraries

Winchester's oldest records are housed in the purpose built room in which they were always intended to be housed. The thickness of the walls in this room maintains a very even temperature, which has helped to ensure over the centuries the survival of the

Pastoral Care

Everything we do at Winchester is an aspect of our pastoral care of the boys; classes, sports teams, clubs and societies. We are a fully resident community and we think of ourselves as a network of friends.

ISI Inspection Report

The Independent Schools Council was formed in 1974 as the Independent Schools Joint Council. The ISC provides a single, unified organisation to speak and act on behalf of the eight independent schools' associations which constitute it.

ISC promotes the schools' common interests at the political level by making representations to government ministers, politicians of all parties and civil servants. Its board includes representatives of the associations. Eighty per cent of independent sector pupils in the UK attend ISC schools.

As with other independent Schools Winchester College is inspected by ISI, which ensures high standards among ISC schools and which works under a framework agreed with Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education).

Schools are evaluated on their educational standards (including attainment, learning and behaviour), quality of teaching, assessment and recording, curriculum, staffing, premises and resources, links with parents and the community, pupils' personal development and pastoral care, management, efficiency, aims and ethos.

A rigorous inspection is carried out every six years, based on criteria approved by Ofsted and recognised by the Government. ISI also carries out statutory functions on behalf of central government to ensure standards required by law are met and enable schools to remain registered with the Department for Education & Employment.